The United States Census Bureau announced that the world’s population grew to over 8 billion as of January 1.
The Census Bureau expects the global population to rise to 8,019,876,189 by January 1 and that 4.3 births and two deaths will occur every second throughout the month. Officials expect that next year one birth will occur in the United States every nine seconds.
The January 1 total is up 75,162,541 compared to New Year’s Day last year.
The Bureau estimates that it took 13 years for the population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion. However, officials now expect the next billion population increase to take 14 years due to growth slowing since the 1960s.
“While it took 12.5 years for the world to go from 7 billion to 8 billion people, we project it will likely take 14.1 years to go from 8 billion to 9 billion, and 16.4 years to go from 9 billion to 10 billion, which could occur around 2055,” reads the report.
The nations of China, India, and the United States respectively are recorded as the nations with the highest populations on the globe, however, India is expected to surpass China in 2025. China currently has a population of 1,413,142,846, India of 1,399,179,585, and the United States of 334,914,895.
“In January 2024, the United States is expected to experience a birth every 9.0 seconds and one death every 9.5 seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 28.3 seconds,” reads the report.
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is already recognized as one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the nation. A new study recently found that the metroplex had officially surpassed 8 million residents, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.